Career Ladder

Laurence P. Rubinow was elected chairman of the board of Connecticut Bancshares Inc., and The Savings Bank of Manchester. Savings Bank of Manchester named Mary E. Michaud branch manager of the Tolland office.

ACADEMIC

Rensselaer at Hartford appointed David J. Stee managing director for the Center for Lean Business Management, and adjunct assistant professor in the Lally School of Management & Technology; Hortense Saunders enrollment specialist; and Marcia Wallace administrator, distance education degree programs for the Rensselaer Learning Institute.